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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation SB2483

Legislation Overview

Title: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

Subject: Congress: Congressional districts and representation: Constitution and constitutional amendments: Government information and archives: House of Representatives: Members of Congress: State and local courts: State and local government operations: Voting rights

Description: Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted through a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state, or if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court. The bill prescribes requirements for: (1) establishment of a state independent redistricting commission (including provisions for holding each of its meetings in public and maintaining a public Internet website); (2) development of a redistricting plan (including soliciting and considering public comments) and its submission to the state legislature (with public notice of plans at least seven days prior to such submission); (3) selection of a plan, under specified conditions, by the state's highest court or the U.S. district court for the district in which the capital of the state is located; (4) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (5) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Last Action Date: February 2, 2016

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2483/all-info

Sponsors

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10 sponsors: Tom Udall (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Sheldon Whitehouse (D); Jeff Merkley (D); Mark Warner (D); Martin Heinrich (D); Al Franken (D); Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Coons (D); Thomas Carper (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Feb 2 2016	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Feb 5 2016	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: S

Committee Name: Judiciary

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill